Crime & Courts

Guilty pleas in Darchuk hunting death

There will be no trial for a Prince Albert man accused in the shooting death of another hunter in the fall of 2017.At a hearing in Nipawin Monday, Austyn Adamko entered guilty pleas to the lesser char...

Feb 26, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

RCMP investigating break-ins in Smeaton, Choiceland

RCMP are investigating a series of break-ins in two local-area communities recently.Police said in a release that civic buildings in both Smeaton and Choiceland were broken into Dec. 4. In Smeaton, th...

Feb 26, 2019 file photo/ paNOW Staff

Man found behind the wheel not guilty of impaired driving

A man who had a safe ride home lined up, but still ended up behind the wheel has been cleared of impaired driving charges. Jeremiah Wade Bucko was found not guilty of impaired driving and being over t...

Feb 25, 2019 Melfort Provincial Court. (file photo/ paNOW Staff)

Case involving death of Prince Albert man moves to preliminary hearing

Three days have been set aside this week for a preliminary hearing involving a Prince Albert man, charged in the shooting death of another hunter...Austyn Adamko has been charged with four offences in...

Feb 25, 2019 Jordan Darchuk was shot and killed in September of 2017. (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

Impaired driving remains a problem: SGI

January's traffic safety spotlight results are in, and it seems that too many people aren't getting the message to find a safe ride home.There were 224 impaired driving related offences province-wide ...

Feb 22, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Big fine for second man convicted for illegal Canoe Lake fishing

The Ministry of Environment says the case against two men for taking fish from the protected waters of Canoe Lake in the North and illegally selling it, has now wrapped up. The ministry said it was im...

Feb 15, 2019

Teen facing charges

A 16-year-old boy has been charged following an incident in the Candle Lake area last week. The youth, who cannot be identified, is facing charges of assault with a weapon and robbery in relation to t...

Feb 12, 2019

Cash stolen from vehicle in Carrot River

A theft case in Carrot River has the RCMP asking for your help.A small amount of cash was stolen from a white 2005 GMC pickup truck parked on Third St. W. in Carrot River, sometime between Jan. 8 and ...

Feb 12, 2019

Teen sentenced in Melfort Fair gun incident case

A Tisdale teen will spend 16 months in open custody after a gun incident at the Melfort Fair last July. The 15-year-old was convicted after his trial at Melfort Provincial Court on Thursday, Feb. 8. A...

Feb 12, 2019

Man arrested and charged at Frank Dunn pool

A man was arrested at the Frank J. Dunn Swimming Pool Sunday afternoon and charged with what P.A. Police are calling "sexual-based offences."Police said there was no physical contact with the victims ...

Feb 11, 2019